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WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« on: Wednesday 04 April 07 21:39 BST (UK) »
Hi, I'm trying to find out information about my great grandad who was a soldier in WW1. As a family we don't know much about his time in the great war other than the following:

enlisted 01/09/1914 to RH&RFA,
reg.no.3778, no1. section, RFS 12 DAC BEF France.

If anyone could please let me know what RH&RFA and RFS 12 DAC stands for it would at least give me a chance of trying to find out more information on him.

All help (very) much appreciated.

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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 April 07 22:02 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat!  :D

I believe RFA stands for Royal Field Artillery

If you check out the WW1 Campaign Medals on the National Archives site, and search for your great grandfather, you should be able to see what these initials stand for.

After clicking on the link, you will see on the left side of the page "Family History". Click on this and you will see a link for the "Campaign Medals". Click on this to search for your great grandfather.

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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 04 April 07 23:20 BST (UK) »
RH is royal horse artillery,your g/father was in the divisional ammunition column,they were responsible for supplying the gun batteries of the divisions artillery batteries with ammo,was your g/father called perkins.
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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 04 April 07 23:25 BST (UK) »
Hi pinks and a Warm Welcome to Rootchat  ;D

Well those are two replies for sure !!!

Was your Grandfather a perkins?

Wendi  :)
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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 05 April 07 09:22 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone. Yes he was a perkins and I see I've missed out his name from the original post.    :-\

His name was Albert Henry Perkins and he was born, I believe, in 1887 in Putney (or thereabouts). I'm not sure how you knew that but I'm all ears...!

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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 05 April 07 14:14 BST (UK) »
Attaching this quick link to the medal card:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ek/

Reid: Nicol: Peterhead and Aberdeen
McDonald: Greig: Milne: Aberdeenshire
Moreland: Lanarkshire, Whitehaven in Cumbria and Ireland
Cunningham: Lanarkshire, Cumbria and Ireland
Halliday: Falkirk, Stirlingshire and Ireland
Redpath: Stirlingshire and Banbridge
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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 05 April 07 19:19 BST (UK) »
Hi pinks,

Spooky isn't it  ;D 

Download his medal card, which will cost  £3.50 but worth every penny, upload it on the site and we can   expand further for you!

Oh I see we haven't answered this for you yet!

Quote from: pinks on Wednesday 04 April 07 21:39 BST (UK)
If anyone could please let me know what RH&RFA and RFS 12 DAC stands for

RFA = Royal Field Artillery

Sorry I'm not able to help with the rest  :-\

Wendi  :)

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BUCKLEY ~ Cork & Manchester
FRANKLIN ~ Clerkenwell, London
BRADY ~ Kildare & Manchester
DERICK ~ France
FRIEND ~ Kent & Portsmouth
TYLDESLEY ~ Lancashire
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Re: WW1 soldier - help identifying regiment please
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 05 April 07 19:35 BST (UK) »
Try here they are really nice people who helped me out with my military questions

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?

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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 05 April 07 19:51 BST (UK) »
Hi Phay

We are really nice people here, and can help pinks out too!!!

You just have to read the posts to know we have pinks best interest at heart.

Wendi  :)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it!  No matter if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason and with your own common sense" ~ Buddha

SCOTT ~ Monmouthshire & Glamorgan
BUCKLEY ~ Cork & Manchester
FRANKLIN ~ Clerkenwell, London
BRADY ~ Kildare & Manchester
DERICK ~ France
FRIEND ~ Kent & Portsmouth
TYLDESLEY ~ Lancashire
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Census information posted here is Crown Copyright from The National Archives
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